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Travel Industry News Thu 31 Jul 2008
NEW ZEALAND JOURNALIST WINS PATA HONOUR
Bangkok 31 Jul PATA Veteran New Zealand travel writer Nigel Coventry has been named this year's 'PATA Travel Journalist of the Year'. Mr Coventry, the Publishing Editor of New Zealand's 'Inside Tourism', has reported on the travel industry for more than three decades, winning the respect of travel industry leadersread more
Travel Industry News Thu 24 Jul 2008
NIELSEN AND PATA JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH THE FIRST EVER INDIAN OUTBOUND TRAVEL MONITOR
Bangkok 24 Jul PATA To help travel industry professionals better understand the growing Indian outbound travel market, The Nielsen Company has joined forces with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) to launch the first ever Nielsen Indian Outbound Travel Monitor 2008. Based on a robust sample of 2,000read more
Travel Industry News Mon 9 Jun 2008
“Exclusive Travel Industry Package” At Marriott Resorts & Spas
Bangkok 9 Jun Marriott Resorts & Spas Calling all travel industry associates! If you work for a travel agency, a hotel or an airline, benefit from special discount rates at Marriott Resorts & Spa with our exclusive low season offer. Claim your discount rate by booking a Deluxe or a Deluxe Garden View Room at Marriottread more
Travel Industry News Thu 29 May 2008
Rebuilding Hope and Opportunity in Myanmar and Sichuan
Bangkok 29 May PATA The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Foundation is calling on the travel industry to support a recovery fund to help rebuild the lives of tourism industry employees in the devastated areas of Myanmar and Sichuan, China. PATA Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman Terry Francis (pictured) todayread more
Travel Industry News Tue 6 May 2008
TRAVEL INDUSTRY LEADERS APPLAUD FIRST PATA CEO CHALLENGE
Bangkok 6 May PATA Travel and tourism industry leaders offered glowing reviews for the first PATA CEO Challenge, held in Bangkok last week, describing it as "inspirational" and an "ambitious, brave and visionary event". Almost 97 per cent of delegates surveyed at the event, which focused on sharing industry bestread more
Travel Industry News Wed 16 Apr 2008
LANGHAM HOTELS INTERNATIONAL WINS TOP ITB AWARD Dual brands recognised for creativity
Bangkok 16 Apr Spark Communications Langham Hotels International (LHI) has been awarded the First Prize for two print advertising campaigns by the jury of Das goldene Stadttor — the premier travel industry advertising awards at ITB Berlin. This marks the second time that the company has walked away with topread more
Travel Industry News Thu 3 Apr 2008
ASIANS WORRIED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
Bangkok 3 Apr ScottAsia Communications Asia's travel industry needs to take heed of the results of recent polls showing that Asian consumers and businesses are increasingly worried about the impacts of climate change, the Pacific Asia Travel Association said today. "Some observers have suggested that Asia lags behindread more
Eurail Passenger Growth Positive, Setting New Record
UTRECHT 3 Apr PRNewswire AsiaNet/InfoQuest Eurail One Country Passes Prove to be a Great Success The Eurail Group, owner of the popular Eurail Pass for European rail travel, has announced a 5% increase in passenger numbers for 2007, notwithstanding forecasts of a lukewarm year for the travel industry. Passengerread more
Travel Industry News Fri 28 Mar 2008
It's Time for Businesses to be a Force for Positive Change
Bangkok 28 Mar PATA Global travel industry leaders are saying it's now time for travel businesses to adopt new attitudes towards the environment and social justice. That is the view being expressed by many of the business leaders attending the PATA CEO Challenge, Confronting Climate Change, organised by the Pacificread more
Travel Industry News Tue 5 Feb 2008
Calendar of Events in Thailand for March 2008
Bangkok 5 Feb IMPACT, QSNCC, BITECFeb 28 Mar 2Event: 5th Thai International Travel Fair 2008The fair is to promote the travel industry and give travelersa chance to get hands on high quality tourism products at special prices.Organizer:The Thai Travel Agents Association, the Association of Domestic Travel and TATTel:read more
Travel Industry News Thu 20 Dec 2007
USATravelSpace.com Launches Social Networking Site — for USA Travel Promotion
Bangkok 20 Dec eTurboNews USATravelSpace.com(www.usatravelspace.com) today launched the first Social Networking site offering the travel industry a unique and exclusive opportunity to network with suppliers, buyers and users alike. In contrast to other social networking sites USATravelSpace is dedicated exclusively toread more
Travel Industry News Mon 26 Nov 2007
HKTB VOTED BEST ASIA/PACIFIC TOURIST BOARD
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) UK office has been voted Best Asia/Pacific Tourist Board in the British Travel Awards 2007. Regarded as the Oscars of the travel industry, the awards invited both industry professionals and the public to cast their votes, which make them one of the most widely recognised travelread more
Travel Industry News Thu 22 Nov 2007
People with disabilities an untapped market for tourism industry, UN
Bangkok meeting to promote accessible tourism in Asia Pacific People with disabilities represent a huge untapped market for the travel industry. How to make tourism accessible to them will be discussed when representatives of the industry meet with policy makers and disabled people in Bangkok, 22 — 24 Novemberread more
Travel Industry News Mon 12 Nov 2007
Thai company is named Asia’s Leading Spa Consultancy
Horwath Spa Consulting has been awarded ‘Asia’s Leading Spa Consultancy’ at the World Travel Awards 2007. The awards based in the UK have been called the travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscars by the Wall Street Journal and are the most comprehensive recognition programme in the globalread more
Thinking Globally, Functioning Locally Locally
In today's climate of globalization in the corporate world as well as the travel industry, an agency that is serious about the business of business travel and is not a member of a brand name international network organization is at a serious competitive disadvantage. Globalization is here to stay and as it increasesread more
Travel Industry News Mon 10 Sep 2007
EMIRATES PROMOTES NEW ROUTE TO FLORIDA’S TRAVEL INDUSTRY
Leading up to Emirates' launch of business in Houston, Texas, the airline recently hosted the Florida leg of its travelling roadshow, promoting the airline to the travel industry across America’s south and southeast. The new non stop service between Houston and Dubai will start 3rd December, operating threeread more
Travel Industry News Thu 30 Aug 2007
eTurboNews and TravelMole Strengthen Ties
Combining to bring the industry closer together and more sustainable Two of the travel industry's leading names in online global travel news once again combine their resources to bring the industry closer together and sustainable through the newly formed TravelMole eTurbo News Events. TravelMole eTurbo News Eventsread more
Travel Industry News Thu 9 Aug 2007
Extravaganza Night on Manohra Cruise
Ludovic Gallerne (back row, 7th left), Cluster Director of Sales Travel Industry organized get together party with incentive houses and travel agencies, introducing dynamic Marriott Resorts & Spas MICE team as well as allowing distinguished guests to experience the exciting “Extravaganza” theme party onread more
Travel Industry News Fri 3 Aug 2007
PATA'S 'CEO CHALLENGE 2008' CONFRONTS CLIMATE CHANGE
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is challenging influential and passionate travel industry leaders to agree and sign on to a truly cross sectoral industry response to climate change, one of the greatest global threats to travel and tourism. Hosted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and organised inread more
PATA'S 'CEO CHALLENGE 2008' CONFRONTS CLIMATE CHANGE
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is challenging influential and passionate travel industry leaders to agree and sign on to a truly cross sectoral industry response to climate change, one of the greatest global threats to travel and tourism. Hosted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and organised inread more
Travel Industry News Thu 2 Aug 2007
Travelight Launches Casino Traveler Best Places to play the tables and more!
Las Vegas, Nevada Travelight, a leader in the world of Direct Response Marketing for the Travel Industry is proud to introduce CASINO TRAVELER. This full service newsletter is dedicated to promoting destinations around the world where travelers can enjoy fabulous locations, exciting atmosphere, great activities andread more
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